Kennedy Shuts Reds As Giants Grab First In NL
Montia Kennedy struck out 2 and allowed 2 hits in a 5-0 two hitter over the Reds lifting the New York Giants into undisputed first in the National League. Howie Fox opened the first inning with two walks and three singles to fuel a three run burst. Pittsburgh, St Louis and Philadelphia wins pressured the race with each club posting key victories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York Giants
Montia Kennedy
Kennedy
Wall Hubbell
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Amelia
Reds
Ted Kluszewski
Jimmy Bloodworth
Cincinnati
Howie Fox
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Bill Werle
Bob Hall
Pirates
Ed Beckman
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Red Munger
Munger
Dodger
Morris Martin
Major League Standings and Yesterday's Results
The American League and National League standings show New York leading the AL with a .643 mark and the Dodgers topping the NL at .621. Yesterday's games included St. Louis beating Brooklyn 6-2 and New York routing Cincinnati 5-0. Enos Slaughter of the Cardinals starred at bat, while Monti Kennedy of the Giants hurled a two hit shutout over Cincinnati.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Enos Slaughter
Cardinals
Montia Kennedy
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Government runs 47 Hot Springs in Arkansas
Arkansas owns and operates 47 hot springs, the only government run and managed springs in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
United States
Plumly Wins 4-0 Behind Shutout by Jackson
Plumly defeats O Sullivan 4 to 0 as Jackson pitches a one hit shutout and O Sullivan’s J Donald allows five walks. Plumly tallies one run in the first, two in the third, and one in the fifth with key moves by Wolverton and LaVecchia and a Baker hit by pitch scoring on a series of sacrifices. O Sullivan strands runners and mustered a single by Smith in the third while five strikeouts each side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plumly
O'Sullivan
Jackson
J. Donald O’sullivan
Wolverton
Baker
Donald
LaVecchia
Smith
O’sullivan
H Baker
Wolverton If
LaVecchia Ss
Lamb
Haymaker of
Xwell
Seldon c
St. John
Jackson P
Snider
P. Purtlebaugh
S. Purtlebaugh
D. Smith
Tomorrow's Schedule Headlines Major League Matchups
National league games include Philadelphia at Pittsburgh 2 times Brooklyn at Cincinnati 2 times Boston at Chicago and New York at St Louis 2 times. American league features Chicago at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia 2 times St Louis at New York 2 times and Detroit at Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Gehringer Lifetime Batting Average Named Hall of Fame
Gehringer's full career batting average was .321 over 18 seasons at second base for the Detroit Tigers. His selection to the Baseball Hall of Fame highlights his enduring impact in Detroit and major league history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Gehringer
Baseball Hall of Fame
T. E. A. Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Stonewall High Falls 4-3 in District Title Game
New Market defeats Stonewall 4-3 on Strasburg field to win the District L baseball title. Silcott pitched a full game with 11 strikeouts for New Market, DeHaven drove in all Stonewall runs, and Stonewall made four errors to New Market’s one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall High School
New Market
Strasburg Field
Stonewall
Silcott
DeHaven
Patton
Ben Koon
RH Weaver
A | Litten
Will
C Silcott
P Olinger
Moyers
Getz
Bruce Koon
RH Crim
Cf Leis
Keckley
O'Connell
Jobe
Rf Gillespie
C Dorsey
Middletown Edges Boyce 5 4 in Ten Innings
Middletown earned a 5 4 victory over Boyce after ten innings. Dellinger and Legge pitched for Middletown and combined for 7 hits and 12 strikeouts. Beatty scored the decisive run in the tenth after a squeeze play miscue with two away. Box score notes and season outlook follow.
Charles Town to Meet Romney for Regional Title
Charles Town high school faces Romney to decide the regional winner and State tournament berth after sweeping Martinsburg in a three game sectional series. the decisive game ended 8-0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Town
Romney
Charles Town High School
West Virginia
Will Mee Romney
Martinsburg
Larrick Hurls RC To League Lead
Royal Crown pitcher Jack Larrick silenced VFW with a one hit effort as RC won 7 to 0 to move atop the league at 14 and 0. Lawrence Grim, Larrick, and Ott Spaid led the offense with multi hit performances and key RBIs in a steady Royal Crown attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larrick
Jack Larrick
Royal Crown
VFW
Cola Club
Jenkins
Lake
Duke
Lawrence Grim
Ott Spaid
Hap Spurs
White
Fawcett
Spurs
Fuller
L. Grim
Spaid
Leon Pope
Bill Moore
Moore
Andy Lake
Pope
O. Spaid
Berryville Edges Gore High 4 3 in Leadoff Victory
Berryville improves to nine wins, one loss by a 4 3 score over Gore High. Pitcher Broy fanned 12 and allowed four hits as Wisecarver drove in two runs and Feagan hit a third inning triple. The winning run came in the fifth when Longerbeam scored on Wisecarver’s hit. Gore’s Palmer and Nesselrodt plated the other runs. Berryville travels to Boyce Friday. Gore visits Middletown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berryville
Gore
Broy
Palmer
Hunter Longerbeam
Wisecarver
Feagan
Michael
Nesselrodt
Bray
Boyce
Middletown
R Locke
Pitta
Siri
Lake Rf
Smallwood If
Hardesty Cf
Michael P
Sailors' bodies sent home in barrels of rum tradition
In England's sailing era a skipper or merchant who died at sea was often laid in a barrel of rum and the crew sailed home with the corpse for burial. The fragment mentions Bayliss Palmer Hodgson and Whitacre in a nautical context and notes the old practice of preserving bodies in rum aboard ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Y
England
Also Mentioned on This Page
Martin
Red Birds
Enos Slaighter
Don Newcombe
Joe Coleman
Tigers
Ferris Fain
Eddie Joost
Coleman
Joost
Elmer Vale
George Kell
Newhouser
al Papai
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
WINC
Pine Motor CO
Hermes
U.S
U. S. Treasury
Treasury Department
Winchester Plate Glass CO
RC Cola Bell
Rosenberger
Jewel Box
Rockingham Moose
Fort Worth
Tex
Trinity
Texas
Oklahoma
Roosevelt Addition
International
Beatty
Hawkins
Kline
Grim
Gainesboro
Stephens City
RH Cunningham
Saura Spurs
Peyton
Yowell
oaGue Buckner
Jones
Ifeles Carroll
Walters
Ritenour
Dellinger
P & If
Legge
B. Rogers
Conner
Shifflet
Bob Rogers
Grove’s
Thayer High
Thayer
Bylo Baby Beds
J. W. Grove Furniture CO
Loudoun St
Gore High
Bayliss
Barr
Hodgson
Whitacre
Tate
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hillside
Alexandria
Lincolnia Asphalt CO
F. J. Gayle Contractor
Lincolnia
Virginia
Gothes
Winchester Front Royal
Reg
U. S. Pat
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!